Semnocarpa minuta Huisman, Foard & Kraft 1993

Semnocarpa minuta Huisman, Foard & Kraft

Current name: Semnocarpa minuta Huisman, Foard & Kraft
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Semnocarpa minuta Huisman, Foard & Kraft 1993: 148, figs 18-30

Published in: Huisman, J.M., Foard, H.J. & Kraft, G.T. (1993). Semnocarpa gen. nov. (Rhodophyta: Rhodymeniales) from southern and western Australia. European Journal of Phycology 28: 145-155, 30 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Semnocarpa is Semnocarpa corynephora (J.Agardh) Huisman, Foard & Kraft.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Green Island, adjacent to Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Huisman, Foard & Kraft 1993: 148) Holotype: Kraft & Huisman; 3 October 1990; Epiphytic onRhodopeltis borealis; MELU; A40100 (Womersley 1996: 144)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Epiphytic , either on stems of the sea grass Amphibolis antarctica, or on various green and red algae (Huisman et al, 1993: 150). Described as epiphytic on Rhodopeltis, Amphibolis, Halimeda and Hennedya, and apparently occurs on several firm-surfaced red algae (Womersley 1996: 46).

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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